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Structural Integrity Group (TG6)
Structural integrity is of paramount importance to the design and build of all engineered structures. The presence of welds in structures complicates their design, maintenance and repair. Many issues can play an important part in ensuring the fitness-for-service of a structure. Among these are the selection of materials appropriate for various applications; acquiring information, with sufficient accuracy through analysis and testing, on loads, stress, strain, parameters such as stress intensity factor and J-integral that govern failure, and material fracture toughness in various operational conditions; detection and sizing of flaws through different non-destructive testing techniques; understanding failure mechanisms; and methodologies for structural assessment and the development and use of standards.
One annual meeting is held for this group by inviting experts from industrial sectors where high integrity is required (eg Oil & Gas, Nuclear Power) and relevant academic establishments. The focus each year from the list given above. The audiences to this group meeting would gain benefits from the presentations, which encompass not only theoretical developments including the introduction and interpretation of assessment methodologies and standards, but also highly practical experience and guidance illustrated with numerous case studies.
Chairman: |
Dr Bob Ainsworth British Energy Generation Tel: 01452 652 639 |
Secretary: |
Dr Liwu Wei TWI Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1223 899000 E-mail: liwu.wei@twi.co.uk |
Technical Groups
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Eur Ing D J Ellis david@ellisdj.freeserve.co.uk |
Forthcoming meeting: |
TBA |
Report of last meeting: |
Structural Integrity Analyses - Does NDT tell us what we need to know? - 8 November 2005 Corrosion Damage in Service and the Assessment of its Significance - 12 October 2006 The European FITNET Project - Fracture and Fatigue Assessment Modules and Training - 23 October 2007 |
Previous topics:
Fitness-for-purpose; stress analysis; service performance and failure analysis; risk, reliability and life assessments; fatigue, fracture, defect examination and the limitations of inspection techniques; computer software; national and international standards; IIW activities.
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